All my life I've been sheltered
I've been sheltered from human nature
I've been sheltered from guys

When my grandfather died
A piece of my sheltered fell apart
I had been exposed to death

I knew what it was like to lose someone
The pain of having someone close to me die
The time it took to get over the hurt

When by brother went to college
Everyone started picking on me
The shelter from human nature had been destroyed

I learned that people aren't naturally nice
I learned that my brother had a protective aura around me
One that I wasn't even aware of 'till it was gone

When he was around people joked with me
Now insult after insult are thrown at me
Friends aren't as close as they used to be

I'm still sheltered from guys
No matter how hard I try to break through that shelter
No matter how much I've matured that shelter is still there.

I try to convince my brother I don't need to be sheltered
I can protect myself; He doesn't have to look over my shoulder
He doesn't have to threaten the guys who look in my direction

Why couldn't he shelter me from death?
Why could he shelter me from human nature?
Instead he shelters me from guys where I don't need protecting.